Roast Plant Operator, start $27/hour (With $5,000 Hire Bonus)

Kauai Coffee Roast Plant Position

Primary responsibility of the position is to ensure that the Roast Plant produces the highest quality of roasted coffee for Kauai Coffee's distribution centers.

Primary Functions:

• Follow established guidelines, procedures, policies, practices and methods necessary to maximize coffee quality and food safety standards.
• Operate production equipment including the roaster, grinder, flavor mixer and packaging machines to meet scheduling requirements by established work standards.
• Ensure all required documents and daily checklist related to equipment operation (required at the beginning, during and end of shift) are completed.
• Maintain accurate records of what types and amounts of coffee are used for daily production.
• Monitor key process control points throughout the entire shift.
• Perform numerous visual checks on products as they move through the packaging line to ensure all weights, seals, UPC codes, dates, and other packaging set up and details are correct.
• Retrieve coffee samples from the packaging line for every product being produced for QA testing.
• Prepare/participate in Food Safety Audit
• Work with the QA team to ensure the product meets quality standards.
• Ensure equipment in the area assigned is in working order and that working conditions are safe.
• Responsible for packaging line change-over and setting of machine parameters for each product line.
• Work with roast plant workers on scheduled flavoring days.
• Program the packaging machine for items to be produced, using touch screen, based on information listed on the manufacturing specification sheet.
• Complete all preventative maintenance work on equipment.
• Performs emergency repairs on lines as needed to ensure target line efficiencies are attained.
• Report on any jobs that work orders need to be placed.
• Follow established housekeeping SOP's to ensure Food Safety Standards are implemented.
• Verify daily production numbers with the verification team at the end of the day.
• Support Away from Home Program and customers as necessary
• Complies with all Federal, State, Local and Company safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Comply with all Company Rules and Company Policies.

Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge Requirements:

• Previous coffee roasting, packaging and flavoring experience required.
• Incumbent must be proficient in reading, writing, speaking and taking instructions in the English language.
• Competent in basic mathematics and possess basic computer skills.
• Must possess technical aptitude.
• 1-year minimum experience in mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Enjoy working in a team environment.
• Able to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to use hand tools.
• Requires standing, climbing, bending, and lifting for long periods of time.
• Must be capable of lifting 100-lb. coffee bags utilizing team lift.
• Valid State of Hawaii driver's license and forklift operator's license. Training will be provided for the right candidate.

NOTE: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this classification. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory, or all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this description. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.